Welcome to Calista ...
So far, we found very little information about Calista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Calista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Calista, please Contact Us.
Calista would have been located within present day Kingman County<2>.
The location of Calista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Calista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Calista is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Calista was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Calista would have been located in the (620) area code.
Communities near Calista ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calista.
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <5>
- Pretty Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <5>
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Turon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Isabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Zenda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <5>
- Spivey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Calista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calista.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calista.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calista. See our Newspapers Page for Calista.
Adding Calista to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Calista in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Calista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Calista post office opened in 1886.
We also found Calista in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Calista.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kingman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |